Area Manager Projects, Cochin

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.; Kerala; On-site; INR 6,75,000 - 9,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Kerala is seeking a professional to oversee store openings and renovations while managing multiple stakeholders. Responsibilities include preparing work schedules, conducting site visits, and ensuring vendor development and quality standards across all projects. The role requires effective coordination, timely repair, and maintenance management, as well as stringent adherence to project timelines. Ideal candidates will possess strong organizational skills and a focus on quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare work schedules and conduct site visits while coordinating with stakeholders.
• Organize project meetings and complete necessary documentation.
• Develop vendors as per project requirements.
• Ensure quality of work across stores.
• Oversee effective and timely repair and maintenance.
• Schedule project completion timelines.
• Clear all snags within set timelines.

Job description

Job Purpose

Job Purpose Description

Job Context & Major Challenges

Key Challenges

Geographical conditions pose a challenge when stores have to be opened in remote locations.

Travelling time forms a greater composition of total working hours.

Executing the stores with franchises vendors, which are new for every project without compromising the look and feel of the stores and identities. We have to educate all the different vendors for every project.

Key Result Areas

KRA1: Store opening and renovation timeline WCD to HOTVM for COCO and COFO with only registered vendors

1. Preparing work schedule and regular site visits and multiple and regular communication/ coordination with different stake holders like- VM, Design team, Landlord, Franchise, RBD team, multiple vendors, Ops team.

• Organizing project steering meetings and sharing the project reports. Completing all the documentations like site visit reports, checklists, hand over documents.
• Inviting estimates from vendors, vetting them and sending it to commercial team for PO creations. Target taken for projects completion is 39 days.

KRA2: Vendor Development

1. Developing vendors as per the forecasted plan and immediate requirements.

• 2 new vendors as required in the Area.

KRA3: Quality

Ensure standardized quality of work across stores.

KRA4: Repair & Maintenance

Ensure that repair and Maintenance is carried out effectively and in timely manner.

KRA5: Timelines

Schedule the completion of work for a particular project.

KRA6: Addressing - Snaglist

Clearing all the snags within the given timelines.